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Winners Of The Boston Marathon

Last Updated: May 6, 2024
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Boston Marathon Winners

See a complete list of Men’s and Women’s winners of the Boston Marathon. The 2024 Boston Marathon was won by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia on the men’s side and Hellen Obiri of Kenya on the women’s.

Fast Facts:

  • The Boston Marathon is one of the oldest annually run marathon’s in the world.
  • Lelisa Desisa won the Boston Marathon in 2015 and 2013.
  • Clarence DeMar of the US holds the men’s record for the most Boston Marathon win’s at 7.
  • Catherine Ndereba of Kenya holds the record for the most women’s Boston Marathon’s win’s at 4.
  • The Boston Marathon has been run every year since 1897.
  • In 2011, Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya ran the fastest Boston Marathon race ever in 2:03:02.
  • In 2013 a bombing took place near the finish line of the Boston Marathon which killed 3 spectators and injured hundreds more.

Winners Of The Boston Marathon:

Year Men Time Women Time
2024 Sisay Lemma (ETH) 2:06:17 Hellen Obiri (KEN) 2:22:37
2023 Evans Chebet (KEN) 2:05:54 Hellen Obiri (KEN) 2:21:38
2022 Evans Chebet(KEN) 2:06:51 Peres Jepchirchir (KEN) 2:21:01
2021 Benson Kipruto (KEN) 2:09:51 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:25:09
2020 CANCELED Due To Pandemic
2019 Lawrence Cherono (KEN) 2:07:57 Worknesh Degefa (ETH) 2:23:31
2018 Yuki Kawauchi (JPN) 2:15:58 Desi Linden (USA) 2:39:54
2017 Geoffrey Kirui (KEN) 2:09:37 Edna Kiplagat (KEN) 2:21:52
2016 Lemi Berhanu Hayle (ETH) 2:12:45 Atsede Baysa ETH) 2:29:19
2015 Lelisa Desisa Benti (ETH) 2:09:17 Caroline Rotich (KEN) 2:24:55
2014 Meb Keflezighi (USA) 2:08:37 Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 2:18:57
2013 Lelisa Desisa Benti (ETH) 2:10:22 Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 2:26:25
2012 Wesley Korir (KEN) 2:12:40 Sharon Cherop (KEN) 2:31:50
2011 Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 2:03:02 Caroline Kilel (KEN) 2:22:36
2010 Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:05:52 Teyba Erkesso (ETH) 2:26:11
2009 Deriba Merga (ETH) 2:08:42 Salina Kosgei (KEN) 2:32:16
2008 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:07:45 Dire Tune (ETH) 2:25:25
2007 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:14:13 Lidiya Grigoryeva (RUS) 2:29:18
2006 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:07:14 Rita Jeptoo (KEN) 2:23:38
2005 Hailu Negussie (ETH) 2:11:44 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:25:12
2004 Timothy Cherigat (KEN) 2:10:37 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:24:27
2003 Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 2:10:11 Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) 2:25:19
2002 Rodgers Rop (KEN) 2:09:02 Margaret Okayo (KEN) 2:20:43
2001 Lee Bong-Ju (KOR) 2:09:43 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:23:53
2000 Elijah Lagat (KEN) 2:09:47 Catherine Ndereba (KEN) 2:26:11
1999 Joseph Chebet (KEN) 2:09:52 Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:23:25
1998 Moses Tanui (KEN) 2:07:34 Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:23:21
1997 Lameck Aguta (KEN) 2:10:34 Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:26:23
1996 Moses Tanui (KEN) 2:09:15 Uta Pippig (GER) 2:27:12
1995 Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 2:09:22 Uta Pippig (GER) 2:25:11
1994 Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 2:07:15 Uta Pippig (GER) 2:21:45
1993 Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 2:09:33 Olga Markova (RUS) 2:25:27
1992 Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) 2:08:14 Olga Markova (RUS) 2:23:43
1991 Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) 2:11:06 Wanda Panfil (POL) 2:24:18
1990 Gelindo Bordin Italy 2:08:19 Rosa Mota (PRT) 2:25:24
1989 Abebe Mekonnen (ETH) 2:09:06 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:33
1988 Ibrahim Hussein (KEN) 2:08:43 Rosa Mota (PRT) 2:24:30
1987 Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 2:11:50 Rosa Mota (PRT) 2:25:21
1986 Robert de Castella (AUS) 2:07:51 Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) 2:24:55
1985 Geoff Smith (GBR) 2:14:05 Lisa Larsen Weidenbach (USA) 02:34.1
1984 Geoff Smith (GBR) 2:10:34 Lorraine Moller (NZL) 02:29.3
1983 Greg Meyer (USA) 2:09:00 Joan Benoit (USA) 2:22:43
1982 Alberto Salazar (USA) 2:08:52 Charlotte Teske (GER) 2:29:33
1981 Toshihiko Seko (JPN) 2:09:26 Allison Roe (NZL) 2:26:46
1980 Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:12:11 Jacqueline Gareau (CAN) 2:34:28
1979 Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:09:27 Joan Benoit (USA) 2:35:15
1978 Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:10:13 Gayle Barron (USA) 2:44:52
1977 Jerome Drayton (CAN) 2:14:46 Miki Gorman (USA) 2:48:33
1976 Jack Fultz (USA) 2:20:19 Kim Merritt (USA) 2:47:10
1975 Bill Rodgers (USA) 2:09:55 Liane Winter (GER) 2:42:24
1974 Neil Cusack Ireland 2:13:39 Miki Gorman (USA) 2:47:11
1973 Jon Anderson (USA) 2:16:03 Jacqueline Hansen (USA) 3:05:59
1972 Olavi Suomalainen (FIN) 2:15:39 Nina Kuscsik (USA) 3:10:26
1971 Álvaro Mejía (COL) 2:18:45 Sara Mae Berman (USA) 3:08:30
1970 Ron Hill (GBR) 2:10:30 Sara Mae Berman (USA) 3:05:07
1969 Yoshiaki Unetani (JPN) 2:13:49 Sara Mae Berman (USA) 3:22:46
1968 Amby Burfoot (USA) 2:22:17 Bobbi Gibb (USA) 3:30:00
1967 Dave McKenzie (NZL) 2:15:45 Bobbi Gibb (USA) 3:27:17
1966 Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:17:11 Bobbi Gibb (USA) 3:21:40
1965 Morio Shigematsu (JPN) 2:16:33
1964 Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) 2:19:59
1963 Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL) 2:18:58
1962 Eino Oksanen (FIN) 2:23:48
1961 Eino Oksanen (FIN) 2:23:39
1960 Paavo Kotila (FIN) 2:20:54
1959 Eino Oksanen (FIN) 2:22:42
1958 Franjo Mihalić (YUG) 2:25:54
1957 John J. Kelley (USA) 2:20:05
1956 Antti Viskari (FIN) 2:14:14
1955 Hideo Hamamura (JPN) 2:18:22
1954 Veikko Karvonen (FIN) 2:20:39
1953 Keizo Yamada (JPN) 2:18:51
1952 Doroteo Flores (GTM) 2:31:53
1951 Shigeki Tanaka (JPN) 2:27:45
1950 Ham Kee-Yong (KOR) 2:32:39
1949 Karl Leandersson (SWE) 2:31:50
1948 Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:31:02
1947 Suh Yun-bok (KOR) 2:25:39
1946 Stylianos Kyriakides (GRC) 2:29:27
1945 John A. Kelley (USA) 2:30:40
1944 Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:31:50
1943 Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:28:25
1942 Joe Smith (USA) 2:26:51
1941 Leslie S. Pawson (USA) 2:30:38
1940 Gérard Côté (CAN) 2:28:28
1939 Ellison Brown (USA) 2:28:51
1938 Leslie S. Pawson (USA) 2:35:34
1937 Walter Young (CAN) 2:33:20
1936 Ellison Brown (USA) 2:33:40
1935 John A. Kelley (USA) 2:32:07
1934 Dave Komonen (CAN) 2:32:53
1933 Leslie S. Pawson (USA) 2:31:01
1932 Paul de Bruyn (GER) 2:33:36
1931 James Henigan (USA) 2:46:45
1930 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:34:48
1929 Johnny Miles (CAN) 2:33:08
1928 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:37:07
1927 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:40:22
1926 Johnny Miles (CAN) 2:25:40
1925 Charles Mellor (USA) 2:33:00
1924 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:29:40
1923 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:23:47
1922 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:18:10
1921 Frank Zuna (USA) 2:18:57
1920 Peter Trivoulides (USA) 2:29:31
1919 Carl Linder (USA) 2:29:13
1918 Camp Devens relay team (USA) 2:29:53
1917 Bill Kennedy (USA) 2:28:37
1916 Arthur Roth (USA) 2:27:16
1915 Édouard Fabre (CAN) 2:31:41
1914 James Duffy (CAN) 2:25:14
1913 Fritz Carlson (USA) 2:25:14
1912 Michael J. Ryan (USA) 2:21:18
1911 Clarence DeMar (USA) 2:21:39
1910 Fred Cameron (CAN) 2:28:52
1909 Henri Renaud (USA) 2:53:36
1908 Thomas Morrissey (USA) 2:25:43
1907 Thomas Longboat (CAN) 2:24:24
1906 Tim Ford (USA) 2:45:45
1905 Frederick Lorz (USA) 2:38:25
1904 Michael Spring (USA) 2:38:04
1903 John Lorden (USA) 2:41:29
1902 Sammy Mellor (USA) 2:43:12
1901 John “Jack” Caffery (CAN) 2:29:23
1900 John “Jack” Caffery (CAN) 2:39:44
1899 Lawrence Brignolia (USA) 2:54:38
1898 Ronald J. MacDonald (CAN) 2:42:00
1897 John J. McDermott (USA) 2:55:10
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